Ships hit during WWI

Crayford

NameCrayford
TypeSteamer
GRT1,209 tons
Country  British
Built1911
BuilderBlyth SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., Blyth
OperatorCory Colliers, Ltd., London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Crayford


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
113 Mar 1918U 46 (Leo Hillebrand)Sunk110 miles WxS of Skudesnes

Hull via Methel - Christiania
coke
1

Crayford had sailed from Methil in convoy OZ16 on the 12th. The casualty was James Hildreth, First Engineer, from South Shields.


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